Live Small and Prosper Part 2: Living on less has its rewards

Believe it or not.

In Las Vegas, one of the largest Hummer dealerships in the US is closing and will be replaced by a Smart car store.


["No Hummers? How can this be?": photo GAH]

And why?

Because, “the economic crisis that’s spreading around the globe like wildfire through a dry forest is scary.” (Living On Less, MacLean’s magazine, Nov. 2008)

During the crisis, however, important social changes are taking place, on par or even more significant than the whole Hummer-Smart car thingy.

For example:

1. People are thinking more carefully about needs vs wants.

(As a result, the sale of large screen TVs, computers and cellphones have slowed dramatically).

“Frugal is the new black” is the refrain in fashion circles these days.

(I own four old, black T-shirts. I am so with it).

2. A growing number of men and women have opted to forego plastic surgery.

3. Divorce lawyers in the UK are seeing more couples muddling through the tough times together rather than splitting up.

4. And a professor of marketing at Arizona State University is even predicting that libraries will become more popular.

More people are turning to books and free movies?

We live in amazing times.

Stay tuned.

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Have you put some minor or major purchases on hold? Thinking deeply about my No Clothes Challenge? [see Green Ideas 2009, side margin]

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